לְמַ֗עַן דַּ֚עַת כָּל־עַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֖ין עֹֽוד׃
so that all the peoples of the earth may know that YHWH, He is the God; there is no other.
Morphology
- לְמַעַן (lemaʿan) – Root: מען; Form: Preposition; Translation: “so that / in order that”; Notes: Introduces a purpose clause.
- דַּעַת (daʿat) – Root: ידע; Form: Infinitive construct (Qal) used as a noun; Translation: “knowing / knowledge”; Notes: Often used in a cognitive or experiential sense.
- כָּל־עַמֵּי (kol-ʿammei) – Root: כל / עם; Form: Construct phrase; Translation: “all the peoples of”; Notes: Refers to nations or ethnic groups collectively.
- הָאָרֶץ (ha-aretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Definite feminine singular noun; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: Refers to the inhabited world.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that / because”; Notes: Introduces the content of knowledge.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The personal name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- הוּא (hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Independent pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “He”; Notes: Emphatic identification.
- הָאֱלֹהִים (ha-Elohim) – Root: אלה; Form: Definite masculine plural noun; Translation: “the God”; Notes: Though plural in form, it takes singular verbs and refers to the one true God here.
- אֵין (ʾein) – Root: אין; Form: Negative existential particle; Translation: “there is not / none”; Notes: Used to deny existence of alternatives.
- עֹוד (ʿod) – Root: עוד; Form: Adverb; Translation: “other / besides / anymore”; Notes: Declares exclusivity of YHWH.